Large Fire in Country Town. Damage Estimated at £20,000
Early on Wednesday morning a fire demolished thirteen business premises, at Bellingen, a small town on the north coast of New South Wales,…
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Latest Telegrams. Ship on Fire at Adelaide. Three Firemen Killed. ADELAIDE
The steamer City of Singapore, 6567 tons, which was berthed at Port Adelaide, with 700 tons of undischarged petrol and other oils from New…
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A disastrous fire has taken place at Dalby (Queensland), the premises of Messrs. Hodgeon and Hunter Ltd. and stock being destroyed. The…
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The Club House Hall at Hillston, occupied as a billiard saloon by Mr. B. Morris, has been destroyed by fire. Mr. Swansborough's boot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fires in Sydney. Pager's Factory and Toohey.'s Malt House. SYDNEY
A fire early this morning completely gutted the Paget Manufacturing Company's factory at Chippendale. The damage is estimated at £15,000…
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A big two-storied and heavily stocked general store was gutted by fire at Tweed Heads at one o'clock this morning…
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The promises of the Paige Motor Company, one of the biggest garages in Sydney, at the corner of William and Yurong Streets, was partially…
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A disastrous fire broke out early on Saturday morning in Victoria-street, the main business centre of Taree, and caused damage estimated to amount to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Garage Fire. Cars Worth £10,000 SALVAGED
The New South Wales Fire Brigade has in its credit many magnificent saves of public property, but there is hardly one that compared with that…
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Just before 9 o’clock on Sunday night the ringing of the fire bell, as congregations were leaving the churches, was responsible for a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Carrum. Seaside Boarding House Destroyed
A fire destroyed Seacombe House building, containing 30 rooms, at Carrum, a seaside resort near Melbourne, early to-day. Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Train Fires On Parkes Mall
Mysterious fires occurred in the Parkes mail train last night. A truck of lucerne, after being shunted at Tichborne, was found to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy in Phillipines. Island Steamer on Fire. MANILA
Two women and two children are dead and many are missing in consequence of a fire on the inter-island steamer, Lalloc, on the Mindanic…
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The Wynne School of Arts, also the billiard room, and part of the picture hall were destroyed by fire early this morning…
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A married woman, Emily Lowell, had a perilous experience at 3 this morning. Her shop in Abercrombie-street, Redfern, caught fire, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tremendous Fire at Invercargill. 20,000 Cases of Oil Destroyed
A tremendous fire took place at Invercargill, lasting from 5 p.m. yesterday till early this morning. The British Imperial Oil Co.'s store went up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Country Fire. £5,000 Damage. BRISBANE
A disastrous, fire occurred at Eumundi, yesterday, An hotel and bulk store were destroyed and another building partly destroyed. The…
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Brisbane.—-A disastrous fire occurred, at Eumundie yesterday. An hotel at the rear of a bulk store was destroyed and another building partly destroyed…
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Invercargill presented an awe-inspiring spectacle recently, when the big store of the British Imperial Oil Company went up in flames, the building…
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The "movie pictures" ball at the Palals Royal last night was a great success, but after midnight there was great excitement when Mary Clarke…
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